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AmIUnique

Browser fingerprint test in Privacy & security

A free site that shows what your browser reveals about you and how identifiable that makes you, with real population datasets behind the comparisons.

A free site that shows what your browser reveals about you and how identifiable that makes you, with real population datasets behind the comparisons.

6 people gave an opinion

recommend it
6
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 4 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.

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What people recommend instead

The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

AmIUnique compared with 1 alternative
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Cover Your Tracks by EFF13959%6——
AmIUniqueThis page60100%4——

What people said

All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“For real population numbers, Cover Your Tracks and AmIUnique have the datasets.”

MixedComment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: GlassBox – what the browser reveals, and how identifiable you are”

“amiunique is more rigorous; this is the editorial cousin.”

RecommendsComment from 8 May 2026 in “A web page that shows you everything the browser told it without asking”

“has a good collection of non-cookie tracking techniques”

RecommendsComment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: DevicePrint – device fingerprinting without cookies”

“all with a privacy-first, auditable approach”

RecommendsComment from 10 Jan 2026 in “Are You Unique on the Web?”

“commendable and informative, much like amiunique or other services”

RecommendsComment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Explore what the browser exposes about you”

“Useful site to see what info your browser is giving out”

RecommendsComment from 23 Nov 2025 in “The privacy nightmare of browser fingerprinting”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.